What is World Overpopulation? July 11th is the annual World Population Day, by the United Nations to highlight the impacts of overpopulation on people and the environment. Governments, universities and public-interest groups the world over hold educational forums and other events to stress the need to stabilize human numbers. The world’s population reached seven billion […]
The Dilemma of Population Growth
The population growth problem is a rather controversial topic so let’s start somewhere neutral where no dilemma exists. The industrial revolution started in the mid-18th century. This single event drastically altered the course of human history, and in many ways irrevocably affected all life on this planet. It is the latter of these that we will […]
World’s “Seven Billionth Baby” Is Born
On Oct 31, 2011, the world’s 7-billionth baby was born. As The Guardian reports, Danica May Camacho, a girl born in the Philippine capital Manila, is chosen by UN to symbolically mark global population milestone. The United Nations chose Danica May Camacho as the seven billionth baby to symbolically represent the global population milestone. Here she is: How Long […]
